Finally... Sleep :) CIO

First of all if you're against crying it out don't post on this if you're going to be negative :)
So my sweet 4 month old baby has been a bad sleeper at night since he was born. waking around 5 times a night lately. I have done all the tricks since he was 2 months old; bath before bed, Putting him to bed when he's still awake yet drowsy, singing, pick up put down method.
I have only been feeding him once from a bottle at 3am but every other time he wakes up I have to get up and put his pacifier back in.
Anyway, out of desperation I've ordered several sleeping books. Babywise, happiest baby on the block and sleepeasy. Sleepeasy is my favorite because it has step by step instructions for every circumstance at age 0-5 years.
2 nights ago I decided it's time for my son's reign to end!! So I took away the pacifier at night and started the sleepeasy solution. 2 nights ago (the first night) he woke up his usual 5 times and I let him cry it out. It was hard. The first wake he cried 30 minutes (I checked on him at 5,10 and 15 minutes) I sat in a ball on the couch watching him from my video monitor. The second time he cried for 15 min. The last couple of times was 10 minutes or less!! I still fed him at 3am but I woke him to eat. Naps yesterday were HELL! He cried a good 30 minutes at every nap. He always goes down easy but wakes up too early from naps so he cried till fell back asleep. Last night he only woke up TWICE!!!! And whimpered for 5 minutes each time! I had a hard time falling back asleep because I was so excited! I woke him up at 3am to eat. This morning nap is going strong. No pacifier and no waking up to cry.
Needless to say I am a woman with hope now! I was beginning to feel so alone and like this would never end! Obviously I know there are still going to be rough nights ahead but if he can have more good nights than bad I will be a happier, well rested mom.
I was against letting my baby cry for more than 5 minutes.... EVER for the first 4 months of his life. It didn't work so out of desperation I'm trying something new.

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Congrats. I believe sometimes cio is necessary. Naps should get better as time goes on. I read Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child, and it gives you so much information on sleep patterns it's almost overwhelming. We can't do any sleep training because we'renin reflux hell again so I'm still up at least half a dozen times a night. Get some rest and enjoy a better rested baby!